Letter, from Hubert Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich
Reference number: HS/19/307
Date: 30 April 1868
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Observations on various forms of [hemianopsia], which afflicts Hubert Airy, his father [G. B. Airy], and John Frederick William Herschel. Detailed description of recent attack. Seven sketches with captions.
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- HS/19/307
- Earliest possible date
- 30 April 1868
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Hubert Airy, Letter, from Hubert Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Flamsteed House, Greenwich, 30 April 1868, HS/19/307, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_307/letter-from-hubert-airy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-flamsteed-house-greenwich, accessed on 13 June 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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